I am completely new to this community and dedicated servers - I've never had a dedicated server before. I'm considering to order a dedicated server for Garry's Mod, but my budget is not too high and neither is my knowledge, so that's why I'm here to figure what would be best for me to order.
What I'm looking for is a server that is stable (doesn't crash all the time and is not affected by lag issues that has not to do with the "natural" lag, if that even makes sense?), DDoS protected, and with a decent amount of space for content (I don't expect to have a ton of addons, but still a good bunch).
So with that said, here are some questions:
- How many cores would be my best pick?
- Which initial OS would be my best pick?
- Which location would be my best pick regarding what I said above, and regarding best ping for players in general? (I was thinking Denver because it looks to be the most central location, but not sure?)
- Are any of the "extras" necessary?
- I'm not sure I fully understand what "Traditionally unmanaged VDS" means and what it is I have to do on my own? And what does "Managed game-server-only VDS" mean, and would it be my best pick of the two although it would go above my budget, but assuming that it is a one-time fee only and considering my knowledge?
Thanks in advance for any help.